Policy Review

An examination of recent policy and regulatory initiatives

• Visualize 2045: Ambitious, forward looking transportation plan for the National Capital Region in the United States

  December 1, 2018
  On October 17, 2018, the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), the federal organisation responsible for urban planning in Washington D.C. and nearby areas, approved the region’s long-range transportation plan called Visualize 2045.

• Chile’s Third Millennium Transportation Plan: Shift from bus to rail

  November 1, 2018
  The national government of Chile has adopted a new transportation plan named Third Millennium Transportation/Transporte Tercer Milenio (TTM) in lieu of the erstwhile 10-year old Transantiago Transportation plan.

• Canterbury Regional Public Transport Plan 2018-2028: Restoring public transport system in Christchurch and Timaru

  October 1, 2018
  In August 2018, the Greater Christchurch Public Transport Joint Committee approved the draft Regional Public Transport Plan 2018-28 (RPTP) in New Zealand. The plan has been developed jointly by the Greater Christchurch Public Transport Joint Committee (NZ Transport Agency, Canterbury District Health Board, Christchurch City Council, Selwyn District Council and Waimakariri District Council) and Timaru District Council.

• Connected and Automated Mobility in Europe: New opportunity in mobility

  September 1, 2018
  The European Union (EU) is one of the largest exporters of vehicle technologies and automated mobility has the potential to build a stronger and more competitive industry in Europe.

• Leipzig Mobility Strategy 2030: Options under assessment

  August 1, 2018
  In January 2018, the city council of Leipzig announced plans to develop a ‘Mobility Strategy 2030’ to address the impact of dynamic socio-economic changes (such as positive migration balance, increase in birth rate, establishment of new companies, etc.) on urban mobility and traffic.

• LA Metro Vision 2028 Plan: Ten-year mobility strategy for the County

  July 1, 2018
  On June 28, 2018, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) Board approved Vision 2028, a 10-year transit and mobility plan for LA County.

• Auckland’s 10-year Public Transport Plan: Investment of NZD28 billion to increase ridership by 7 per cent during 2018-28

  June 1, 2018
  In April 2018, the Government of New Zealand and the Auckland Council released the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP) 2018.

• Reforming SNCF: Legislative process underway to end domestic passenger rail monopoly

  May 1, 2018
  On April 17, 2018, the lower house of the Parliament of France approved the reform of the national state-owned railway company SNCF amidst union opposition and strikes.

• ITS Strategic Plan 2015-2019: Focus on connected vehicles and automation

  April 1, 2018
  Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is a set of tools that facilitates a connected, integrated, and automated transportation system that is information-intensive to better serve the interests of users and is responsive to the needs of travellers and system operators.

• Jordan Transport Policy 2018 – 2022: Excerpts from the Economic Growth Plan

  March 1, 2018
  The Economic Policy Council (EPC) of the Government of Jordan has launched the Jordan Economic Growth Plan (JEGP) 2018-2022 to recapture the growth momentum and realise Jordan’s development potential.

• Act on Transport Services, Finland: Legislation enabling MaaS

  February 1, 2018
  Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications recently adopted a ground-breaking legislation to create true mobility-as-a-service (MaaS).

• Colombia’s Aburráa Valley master plan:Vision up to 2030

  January 1, 2018
  The Empresa de Transporte Masivo del Valle de Aburrá Limitada (ETMVA), the company responsible for public transport in Aburrá Valley, released a master plan in 2006 to sustainably expand the public transport network and ridership across the Aburrá Valley up to 2030.

• Public Transport Joint Development in US: Encouraging private investment

  December 1, 2017
  The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) encourages project sponsors to undertake joint development, and promotes the project sponsor’s ability to work with the private sector and others to pursue joint development.

• New Metro Rail Policy 2017: Metro as a tool for urban transformation

  November 1, 2017
  In August 2017, the Government of India approved the new Metro Rail Policy 2017 for expanding and regulating metro rail services across India.

• FS Italiane’s Industrial Plan 2017-2026: Comprehensive plan for integrated mobility

  October 1, 2017
  In September 2016, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane S.p.A. (FS Italiane) announced the Industrial Plan for 2017-2026, which involves an investment of EUR94 billion to increase revenues and transform into a global integrated mobility and logistics company.

• PPP in public transport in the US: FTA launches NPRM to spur private investment

  September 1, 2017
  On July 31, 2017, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Private Investment Project Procedures (PIPP), which aims to remove impediments for public-private partnerships (P3s) and attract private investment to plan, develop, finance, design, construct, maintain and operate public transport systems.

• Bhutan National Transport Policy: Vision up to 2040

  August 1, 2017
  Standing on the cusp of a higher growth trajectory, Bhutan aims to improve its overall transport infrastructure to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

• Dubai Smart Transport Strategy: Self-driving vehicles by 2030

  July 1, 2017
  In June 2017, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced plans to implement a Smart Transport Strategy for the period 2017-2021, to transform 25 per cent of Dubai’s transport trips into self-driving by 2030.

• UK Bus Services Act: Granting more authority to improve bus services

  June 1, 2017
  The UK Bus Services Bill received Royal Assent on April 27, 2017, becoming an Act of Parliament (law). The Act is an amendment to the Transport Act of 2000.

• Auckland Transport Asset Management Plan: Future renewals and maintenance investments

  May 1, 2017
  Auckland Transport’s (AT) Asset Management Plan 2015–2018 sets out the way forward for the agency to manage the assets that it is responsible for during 2015-18, looking forward 10 years in detail and 30 years in outline.